Soon after meeting Clifford, Clark began to perform with other musical icons, including Jimmie Vaughan. Antone's was the launch pad where Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan redefined blues at the time. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Clark played small gigs throughout his teens until he met promoter Clifford Antone, proprietor of the Austin music club Antone's. In 2020, he won the Grammy Award for 'Best Rock Song' and 'Best Rock Performance' for the song ' This Land' from that album.
His latest album, This Land, was released in 2019. In 2014, Clark was awarded a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B performance for the song 'Please Come Home'. He has shared the stage with Eric Clapton, Sir Rod Stewart, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, B.B. Live (2014) and Gary Clark Jr Live/North America (2017). Throughout his career, Clark has been a prolific live performer, documented by Gary Clark Jr. It was followed by the albums Blak and Blu (2012) and The Story of Sonny Boy Slim (2015).
In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released The Bright Lights EP. (born February 15, 1984) is an American blues guitarist and singer from Austin, Texas who fuses blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop.
